I"m against any war, and Vietnam War is no exception. ... There is always more that one point of view, and after I did some reading about Vietnam War, I became aware that there was some significant reason and very important reason which advocate why US entered this war. ... Cost of war was enormous. ... "No event in American history is more misunderstood than the Vietnam War. ... The Vietnam War is one of those events that cannot be classified as completely right or wrong even, it caused great harm and it shall be avoided then. ...

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The Cold War is a difficult term to define. ... In order to describe the causes of the Cold War, it is important to fully understand what the Cold War actually means. The term "Cold War" means a war fought on every front except actual fighting. ... It is possible to say that the Cold War was a war of Communism versus Capitalism. ... Most importantly, the "Truman Doctrine" also committed the U.S to play a big part in world affairs: The U.S, not the UN, would be the world's police force. ...

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This is why it is important to have students stay active in order to learn. ... For example, after studying the Vietnam War you can have students go to two opposite sides of the room. ... Current events are a great way to tie in history in the making with history. ... You could relate this to our history of the Korean War, the Vietnam War and the spread of communism, and the nuclear race with the USSR. Ask students, "How does this event in history effect you now or your future?" ...

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The basic premises of the new alignment of the world developed in the final stages of the war. ... In addition, the United States played in the war, and as the largest creditor of the coalition, which after the war proved to be financially dependent on the United States. ... The establishment of the ruined economy of the country also participated huge army of prisoners of war. However, by 1945 the country was far from the pre-war economic indicators. ... The geographical position of the United States played an important role in the prosperity of America in the war years, in the new condition...

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This effect was shown differently in each decade because different events were happening to the United States. ... The Vietnam War was also another event that shaped the way Americans viewed war and how they viewed the rest of the world. ... The media was an important tool in making country aware of what was going on. ... This was a highly covered media event. ... During the cold war the Cuban missile crisis was one of the most important events happening in the news at that time. ...

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Past historic events from World War II with Adolf Hitler, at Munich in 1938, displayed that if aggression is not immediately handled the aggressors become more encouraged. ... One other important reason President Johnson sent numerous troops to South Vietnam is because the United States made an oath to protect Vietnam from the threat of Communism. This oath was extremely important because if America did not hold to this promise the worlds view on America could be forever damaged. ... This war was not traditional fighting. ... This war was guerrilla war. ...

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This war was a war that they fought in their minds and in their hearts. ... To keep in mind how important each day of being alive was, the soldiers had made calendars that had 365 spaces to mark off, and thus the calendars became a way of judging one another. ... One important fact about the Vietnam War was that it was America's first true integrated war. Women have fought in all of America's wars, even though it might have been unofficial in some of the earliest wars. ... In World War II and almost every other war in United States military history, our military was ...

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During World War I, an extreme patriotism took hold in the United States. ... This was especially true when it came to those Americans that were against the war and the U.S, involvement. ... Another event that occurred during World War I, and continued in the immediate years following the war, was the Russian Revolution of 1917 and the successful formation of a Communist or Socialist state in Russia. ... Even the important goals of protecting the country and maintaining a strong and effective government must not result in the destruction of civil liberties and the values in our Constitution. ....

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Three major events of the 20th century explain the reason for existentialism's popularity. Those three events were World War I, World War II and the Cold War. ... most important questions in life couldn't be answered through science and reason. ... So, existentialism is popularized by the Cold War, in addition to World War II and World War I. The three events of the twentieth century that were the reason for the peak of the popularity of existentialism....

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The Cold War preceded the fall of communism in Eastern Europe. ... Examining social, economic and political aspects one can outline the possible chain of events. ... This event contrasted the outcome of many other anticommunist demonstrations in alike statehoods. ... It is possible he wanted to improve the nation, but more importantly win public opinion over by changing the government's external image. ... As the superpowers ended the Cold War they would be united in United Nations sanctioned conflicts such as the Gulf War and Kosovo keeping global peace. ...

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The powers establishing hegemony over the society use an important part of the people known as intellectuals to impose their world-view. ... Undoubtedly the most important topic of an investigation into a historical occurrence is its inception. ... This split occurred when Europe entered the war. ... However, some of the more prominent American Socialists, strongly supported the war. ... After the war formally ended in 1918, all the groups which opposed the war came under fire. ...

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Although the Cold War focused mainly on the two most powerful countries of that time, this event, lasting approximately four decades, shaped our humble country. ... However, most fearfully, it was a war of intelligence. ... The Soviets accused Gouzenko of stealing important confidential information from them, but refused to share what it was truly about. ... Currently, there was a meeting between the Soviets, Britain, France and the United States on post-war peace. ... This event ignited the start of the Cold War. ...

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The rise of communism caused a series of events that led Americans to fear communists around the world, in their own country and the possibility of a nuclear holocaust.  ... Mostly, the Cold War was famous for nuclear weapons. ... This was followed with the policy of Brinkmanship, going to the edge of all-out war. ... This fear of nuclear war became constant in American life for the next 30 years. During the Cold War many events happened that impacted America negatively. ...

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Russian Revolution This essay is about the November 1917 revolution, the events that led up to and contributed to the revolution and Lenin's role in the revolution. ... The social, political and economic events of November 1917, these include the food shortages and progressively losing the war. ... The decision by the government to continue the war effort was not like by the people, the reason why Kerensky wanted to keep Russia in the war was so that when they won the war he would be re-elected. ... An example of this is an unskilled worker earns 1rub-1 rub. 25 kop before the war, duri...

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This sphere of interest became more specific and eventually led to a study of inconsistencies regarding historical justifications of Khrushchev's dismissal of war hero Marshall Zhukov. ... It was also an event for which no definite argument had been published, so it was optimal for this task. ... Common events to both histories include the Soviet 20th Party Congress and the de-Stalinization process which followed. ... Essay The context in which history is written influences its interpretation of the events. ... Waung implies that Mao reinterpreted events until it became obvious to ...

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The events took them in opposing directions, yet united them in their hopes. ... The American war for independence can be dated back to times of the British victory in the French and Indian War. ... But the cost of the war had greatly enlarged Britain's debt. Moreover, the war generated substantial resenment towards the colonists among English leaders, who were not satisfied with the financial and military help they had received from the colonists during the war. ... The war had an equally profound but very different effect on the American colonists. ...

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The events took them in opposing directions, yet united them in their hopes. ... The American war for independence can be dated back to times of the British victory in the French and Indian War. ... But the cost of the war had greatly enlarged Britain's debt. Moreover, the war generated substantial resenment towards the colonists among English leaders, who were not satisfied with the financial and military help they had received from the colonists during the war. ... The war had an equally profound but very different effect on the American colonists. ...

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Over the past two decades especially, major political events, such as the collapse of the Soviet Union, and the fall of numerous dictatorships around the world which were ideal policy line. These global politics events substantiate the sentence "Politics is pragmatic occupation with little room for ideals, ideas and philosophy."" ... The dispatch of Australian troops to 2nd Gulf War is another example of practical line of government. ... The security guarantee that American alliance represents is very important to Australia. ... And finally Prime minister said, "The American alliance is ve...

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One of the most important topics that Goldstein mentioned in his book is the telescreen. ... That event was a sign that show the great propaganda power on people today. ... The war had an economic purpose. I think the idea is very similar to the war of Iraq vs. ... That supports the idea that the purpose of the war is economical. ...

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Stalin showed USSR's true power, influence, and ability to come over adversity during the long trials of World War Two. ... Stalin was not like other generals and other leaders in war, as he learnt from previous mistakes and elected staff by military status rather than political. One of the best moves Stalin mad was making a Neutrality Pact with Japan, which in turn kept it from fighting a two front war. ... Not only was Stalin fighting a winning war it was the first time USSR played an important and serious role in the way the war and world would turn out. ... Stalin changed the whole wo...

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The war was over. ... This split occurred when Europe entered the war. ... Members were lynched and important Socialist documents were burned. ... After the war formally ended in 1918, all the groups which opposed the war hit the roof. ... These strikes were part of a series of events which took place in 1919. ...

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The novel was written using a sequential order of events. Two of the most important themes of the story are the working conditions and socialism. ... It"ll never end, 'til it gets so bad that the ink fills in our fingerprints and the silhouette of your own face becomes the black cloud of war and even in our dreams we're so afraid the way we'll offset who we are all those breaths that you took have now been canceled in your lungs." ...

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The states of Eastern Europe in the post-war period had been forced to adhere to the Moscow line. ... It was this event that sealed East Germany's fate as the USSR realised that in a united Germany, the Communists would lose control. ... Another important factor which this essay will discuss is that of the influence of the West on the Eastern bloc. The Eastern bloc was already aware of Western capitalist success as they were allies during the war. ... This conflict eventually led to the Cold War. ...

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The states of Eastern Europe in the post-war period had been forced to adhere to the Moscow line. ... It was this event that sealed East Germany's fate as the USSR realised that in a united Germany, the Communists would lose control. ... Another important factor which this essay will discuss is that of the influence of the West on the Eastern bloc. The Eastern bloc was already aware of Western capitalist success as they were allies during the war. ... This conflict eventually led to the Cold War. ...

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The states of Eastern Europe in the post-war period had been forced to adhere to the Moscow line. ... It was this event that sealed East Germany's fate as the USSR realised that in a united Germany, the Communists would lose control. ... Another important factor which this essay will discuss is that of the influence of the West on the Eastern bloc. The Eastern bloc was already aware of Western capitalist success as they were allies during the war. ... This conflict eventually led to the Cold War. ...

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